Cord holder



April 4, 1967 s, s oN I 3,312,434

CORD HOLDER Filed April 28. 1965 INVENTOR. SAMUEL 5/410 ATTORNEY UnitedStates Patent 3,312,434 CORD HOLDER Samuel Simon, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,assignor to Prosit Service Corporation, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. FiledApr. 28, 1965, Ser. No. 451,403 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-62) The presentinvention relates to a cord holder, and more particularly to a balancedcord holder for the water, power and light cords of a cystoscope.

In the use of the cystoscope for examination and surgery, a problem hasalways been in the supporting of the water, power and light cords of thecystoscope. These cords must be supported so that they do not contactthe patient and so as to permit movement of the cystoscope without anytension or pull on the cystoscope. Heretofore, the cystoscope cords wereeither held by a nurse or an attendant, or were supported by suchmakeshift arrangements as twisted rubber bands with safety pins oroverhead steel cables with pulley arrangements. However, none of thesesupport-ing means were satisfactory.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel cord holder.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a novel holderfor the water, power and light cords of a cystoscope.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide acystoscope cord holder which provides an overhead, balanced support forthe cords and permits the cords to follow movement of the cystoscopewithout applying tension or pull on the cystoscope.

It is further object of the present invention to provide a cystoscopecord holder which is simple in construction, light in weight and easy touse.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in thedrawings a form which is presently preferred; it being understood,however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangementsand instrumentalities shown.

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of the cystoscope cord holder of thepresent invention.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along line 22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken along line 33 of FIGURE 1.

- FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken along line 44 of FIGURE 1.

Referring initially to FIGURE 1, the cord holder of the presentinventionally is generally designated as '10.

Cord holder comprises a vertically extending mounting tube 12 having aflat mounting plate 14 secured to its upper end. The mounting plate 14has a plurality of holes 16 therethrough through which screws or boltscan extend to secure the mounting plate 14 and mounting tube 12 to theceiling of a room. A headed set screw 18 is threaded through the wall ofthe mounting tube 12 adjacent the lower end of the tube (see FIGURE 3).The upper end of a vertically extending mounting rod 20 slidably extendsinto the mounting tube 12 and is secured therein by the set screw 18. Asshown in FIG- URE 3, the bottom end of the mounting rod 20 is bent toform a pivot pin 22 which is perpendicular to the mounting rod. The freeend of the pivot pin 22 is threaded.

A supporting rod 24 is pivotally mounted on the pivot pin 22. Supportingrod 24 has a plurality of spaced, diametrically extending holes 26therethrough at the center portion of the rod. The pivot pin 22 extendsthrough one of the holes 26 and a nut 28 is threaded on the pivot pin tosecure the supporting rod on the pivot pin. A hanger sleeve 30 isslidably mounted on the supporting rod 24 at one side of the pivot pin22. Hanger sleeve 30 has an eye 32 forward on its outer surface. Aheaded set screw 34 is threaded through the wall of the hanger sleeve 30and engages the supporting rod 24 to secure the hanger sleeve at adesired position on the supporting rod. A counterbalance sleeve 36 isslid-ably mounted on the sup porting rod 24 at the other side of thepivot pin 22. A headed set screw 38 is threaded through the wall of thecounterbalance sleeve 36 and engages the supporting rod 24 to secure thecounterbalance sleeve at a desired position on the supporting rod.Separate headed pins 40 extend diametrically through the supporting rodat the ends thereof to prevent the hanger sleeve 30 and counterbalancesleeve 36 from sliding off of the supporting rod.

A hanger plate 42 is supported from the hanger sleeve 30 by a hanger rod44. Hanger rod 44 has a loop 45 at its top and which extends through theeye 32 of the hanger sleeve 30, and a loop 48 at it bottom end whichextends through a hole 50 in the center of the hanger plate 42. Threeclips 52 are secured in spaced relation to the hanger plate 42 by screws54. Each of the clips 52 comprises a pair of arms 52a and 52b pivotallyconnected together. The arms 52a and 52b have mating cord re- 'ceivingnotches 53a and 53b respectively in the lower ends of their facingsurfaces. A spring 55 is compressed between the facing surfaces of thearms 52a and 52b adjacent their upper ends and normally holds the bottomends of the arms together. The screws 54 extend through the top ends ofthe arms 52a of the clips 52 with the cord receiving notches 53a and 53bbeing below the hanger plate 42.

To use the cord holder 10 of the present invention, the cords 56, 58 and60 of the cystoscope are each placed through the cord receiving notches53a and 53b of a separate one of the clips 52 as shown in FIGURE 1. Themounting rod 20 can be moved vertically within the mounting tube 12 toadjust the height of the support for the cords and locked at the desiredposition by the set screw 18. The hanger sleeve 30 can be moved alongthe supporting rod 24 to properly position the support for the cordswith respect to the patient, and the hanger sleeve is locked in thedesired position by the set screw 34. The pivot pin 22 is insertedthrough the proper hole 26 in the supporting rod 24 to provide thedesired movement of the cords 56, 58 and 60. If a large amount ofmovement of the cords is desired, the pivot pin 22 should be inserted inthe hole 26 furthermos-t from the hanger sleeve 30, whereas if only alimited amount of movement is required, the pivot pin can be insertedthrough the hole 26 closest to the hanger sleeve 30. The counterbalancesleeve 36 is positioned along the supporting rod 24 so -as to balancethe weight of the cords 56, 58 and 60, and is locked in position by theset screw 38.

In the use of the cord holder 10, the cords 56, 58 and 60 are firmlysupported out of contact with the patient. However, upon movement of thecystoscope, the supporting rod 24 will pivot to permit the cords 56, 58and 60 to follow the movement of the cystoscope. Since the weight of thecords is balanced by the counterbalance sleeve 36, only a slight forceis necessary to move the cords, yet the cords will remain in any setposition without any pull or tension on the cystoscope. In addition, thecord holder 10 of the present invention is of simple construction sothat it does not take up much room and can be easily assembled and used.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and,accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claim, rather thanto the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

on the bottomend of said mounting rod for pivotal movement'in a verticalplane, a hanger sleeve surrounding and slidable on ,the supporting rodat one side of the axis of pivotation of the supporting rod, a set screwthreaded through said hanger sleeve and engaging said supporting rod soas to secure the hanger sleeve to the supporting rod 10 at any desiredposition along the supporting rod, a hanger rod pivotally connected tosaid hanger sleeve, a hanger plate pivotally secured to the bottom endof the hanger rod, a plurality of cord holding clips secured to saidhanger plate in spaced relation to each other, a counterweight sleeveslidably mounted on said supporting rod at the other side of the aXis ofpivotation of said supporting rod, and means for securing saidcounterweight to the supporting rod at any desired position along thesupporting rod.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 595,074 12/1897Pittman 248-325 622,743 4/ 1899 Willment 248-S9 2,537,703 1/1951 Randa2481 3,218,010 11/1965 Kapota 24851 FOREIGN PATENTS 827,667 7/ 1949Germany.

5,402 1901 Great Britain. 642,067 8/ 1950 Great Britain.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner.

J. F. FOSS, Assistant Examiner.

